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#c9bbfb ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c9bbfb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.13°, with 88.89% saturation and 85.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5492

Complementary

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #edfbbb

Split complementary

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #fbe9bb
  3. #cdfbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdfb
  2. #c9bbfb
  3. #e9bbfb

Triadic

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #fbc9bb
  3. #bbfbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #fbbbed
  3. #edfbbb
  4. #bbfbc9

Square

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #fbbbcd
  3. #edfbbb
  4. #bbfbe9

Monochromatic

  1. #562af3
  2. #9073f7
  3. #c9bbfb
  4. #f0ecfe
  5. #f0ecfe

Shades

#c9bbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #b5a8e2
  3. #a196c9
  4. #8d83b0
  5. #797097
  6. #655e7e
  7. #504b64
  8. #3c384b
  9. #282532
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9bbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #cec2fb
  3. #d4c9fc
  4. #d9cffc
  5. #dfd6fd
  6. #e4ddfd
  7. #e9e4fd
  8. #efebfe
  9. #f4f1fe
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9bbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9bbfb
  2. #c2b5ef
  3. #baafe2
  4. #b3a9d6
  5. #aca3ca
  6. #a59ebe
  7. #9d98b1
  8. #9692a5
  9. #8f8c99
  10. #87868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc4fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec3f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c1fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c0fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c1e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9bbfb {
  color: #c9bbfb;
}
Background
.bg-c9bbfb {
  background-color: #c9bbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9bbfb {
  border: 2px solid #c9bbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9bbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9bbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9bbfb, #e9bbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9bbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.02 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.02 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.92 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.76 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.90 #364404 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c9bbfb  rgb(201, 187, 251)  hsl(253, 89%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#edfbbb  rgb(237, 251, 187)  hsl(73, 89%, 86%)  Cream
#fbc9bb  rgb(251, 201, 187)  hsl(13, 89%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#bbfbc9  rgb(187, 251, 201)  hsl(133, 89%, 86%)  Celadon